FR2729232B1 - - Google Patents

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FR2729232B1
FR2729232B1 FR9500201A FR9500201A FR2729232B1 FR 2729232 B1 FR2729232 B1 FR 2729232B1 FR 9500201 A FR9500201 A FR 9500201A FR 9500201 A FR9500201 A FR 9500201A FR 2729232 B1 FR2729232 B1 FR 2729232B1
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Priority to FR9500201A priority Critical patent/FR2729232A1/en
Priority to EP96400043A priority patent/EP0722103B1/en
Priority to DE69626875T priority patent/DE69626875D1/en
Priority to JP8018231A priority patent/JPH08248335A/en
Priority to US08/584,372 priority patent/US5612815A/en
Publication of FR2729232A1 publication Critical patent/FR2729232A1/en
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Publication of FR2729232B1 publication Critical patent/FR2729232B1/fr
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/3502—Optical coupling means having switching means involving direct waveguide displacement, e.g. cantilever type waveguide displacement involving waveguide bending, or displacing an interposed waveguide between stationary waveguides
    • G02B6/3508—Lateral or transverse displacement of the whole waveguides, e.g. by varying the distance between opposed waveguide ends, or by mutual lateral displacement of opposed waveguide ends
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L9/00—Measuring steady of quasi-steady pressure of fluid or fluent solid material by electric or magnetic pressure-sensitive elements; Transmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements, used to measure the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material, by electric or magnetic means
    • G01L9/0001—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of elastically deformable gauges by electric, electro-mechanical, magnetic or electro-magnetic means
    • G01L9/0008—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of elastically deformable gauges by electric, electro-mechanical, magnetic or electro-magnetic means using vibrations
    • G01L9/0019—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of elastically deformable gauges by electric, electro-mechanical, magnetic or electro-magnetic means using vibrations of a semiconductive element
    • G01L9/002—Optical excitation or measuring
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B2006/12133—Functions
    • G02B2006/12145—Switch
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
    • G02B6/3544—2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane
    • G02B6/3546—NxM switch, i.e. a regular array of switches elements of matrix type constellation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
    • G02B6/3568—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details characterised by the actuating force
    • G02B6/357—Electrostatic force
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/3596—With planar waveguide arrangement, i.e. in a substrate, regardless if actuating mechanism is outside the substrate

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
FR9500201A 1995-01-10 1995-01-10 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR OPTOMECHANICAL APPLICATION Granted FR2729232A1 (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9500201A FR2729232A1 (en) 1995-01-10 1995-01-10 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR OPTOMECHANICAL APPLICATION
EP96400043A EP0722103B1 (en) 1995-01-10 1996-01-08 Optical apparatus for opto-mechanical application
DE69626875T DE69626875D1 (en) 1995-01-10 1996-01-08 Optical device for optomechanical application
JP8018231A JPH08248335A (en) 1995-01-10 1996-01-10 Optomechanical optical device
US08/584,372 US5612815A (en) 1995-01-10 1996-01-11 Optical device for optomechanical application

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9500201A FR2729232A1 (en) 1995-01-10 1995-01-10 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR OPTOMECHANICAL APPLICATION

Publications (2)

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FR2729232A1 FR2729232A1 (en) 1996-07-12
FR2729232B1 true FR2729232B1 (en) 1997-02-14

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FR9500201A Granted FR2729232A1 (en) 1995-01-10 1995-01-10 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR OPTOMECHANICAL APPLICATION

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US (1) US5612815A (en)
EP (1) EP0722103B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH08248335A (en)
DE (1) DE69626875D1 (en)
FR (1) FR2729232A1 (en)

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JPH08248335A (en) 1996-09-27
EP0722103B1 (en) 2003-03-26
DE69626875D1 (en) 2003-04-30
EP0722103A1 (en) 1996-07-17
US5612815A (en) 1997-03-18
FR2729232A1 (en) 1996-07-12

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